300 Prequel Won’t Be Called 299

As Warner Bros. tried to settle on a title for its follow-up to 300 (first it was Xerxes, then it was Battle of Artemseia), the obvious choice was always right there: 299. But today the studio announced an official title for the bloody battle porn currently shooting in Bulgaria and it’s 300: Rise of an Empire. Seems like a missed opportunity to pound out another 298 prequels.